Quote:You're too much, FA. Yes, it's the generous social welfare systems and strong union association laws that make a nation libertarian. Why are you so opposed to implementing such libertarian programs in the USA?

 

 

Quote:well here's some information that might blow your mind;

 

Denmark Ranks higher than the US in business freedom, monetary freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, property freedom and freedom from corruption. http://www.heritage.org/index/visualize?countries=denmark|unitedstates&src=ranking

 

 

Finland Ranks higher than the US in business freedom, monetary freedom, investment freedom, fiscal freedom, property freedom and freedom from corruption. http://www.heritage.org/index/visualize?countries=finland|unitedstates&src=ranking

 

 

Iceland ranks a little lower than the US in most of these key indicators. It’s close, though. Remember also that Iceland has a smaller total population (320,000) than Wichita, KS.

 

 

Norway Ranks higher than the US in trade freedom, property freedom and freedom from corruption.

 

Sweden Ranks higher than the US in business freedom, monetary freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, property freedom and freedom from corruption

 

Also remember Norway is backed by big oil and Switzerland as a safe haven or tax shelter. Also if you compare just about any of the Scandinavian nations to the United States their economies would all rank among the poorest states in capita per person. Scandinavia also has some of the highest cost of living in Europe while their people make less before and after taxes.

 

*Mind Blown*

 

Here's a link from an anarchist website which state which countries in the world they believe are the closest to their ideals.... Shocking which countries are at the very top.

 

http://www.anarchy.no/ija137.html

 


Countries:



Rank of country according to libertarian degree, and type of system



Libertarian degree and (authoritarian degree) %



Degree of socialism 

and (capitalism) %



Degree of autonomy and 

(statism) %



Gini-index



Norway



1 Anarchy



54,0 (46,0)



55,0 (45.0)



53,2 (46,8)



25,8



Switzerland



2 Anarchy



53,0 (47,0)



51,0 (49,0)



55,1 (44,9)



33,1



Iceland



3 Anarchy



52,0 (48,0)



54,0 (46,0)



50,1 (49,9)



25,0 (est.)



Liechtenstein



4 Soc.dem.



49,5 (50,5)



51,4 (48,6)



47,7 (52,3)



32,0 (est.)



Luxembourg



5 Soc.dem.



49,2 (50,8)



52,1 (47,9)



46,5 (53,5)



30,8



Denmark



6 Soc.dem.



48,8 (51,2)



55,3 (44,7)



43,0 (57,0)



24,7



Japan



7 Soc.dem.



48,5 (51,5)



55,2 (44,8)



42,6 (57,4)



24,9



Belgium



8 Soc.dem.



48,2 (51,8)



54,0 (46,0)



43,0 (57,0)



25,0



Finland



9 Soc.dem.



47,9 (52,1)



53,8 (46,2)



42,6 (57,4)



26,9



Sweden



10 Soc.dem.



47,5 (52,5)



54,0 (46,0)



41,7 (58,3)



25,0



Netherlands



11 Soc.dem.



47,2 (52,8)



52,0 (48,0)



42,8 (57,2)



30,9



Canada



12 Soc.dem.



46,8 (53,2)



50,9 (49,1)



43,0 (57,0)



33,1



Austria



13 Soc.dem.



46,5 (53,5)



52,1 (47,9)



41,4 (58,6)



30,0



Ireland



14 Populist



46,2 (53,8)



45,0 (55,0)



47,4 (52,6)



35,9



Germany



15 Soc.dem.



45,9 (54,1)



53,0 (47,0)



39,6 (60,4)



28,3



Spain



16 Soc.dem.



45,5 (54,5)



51,5 (48,5)



40,1 (59,9)



32,5



Australia



17 Populist



45,0 (55,0)



48,0 (52,0)



42,2 (57,8)



35,2



United King.



18 Populist



44,5 (55,5)



44,7 (55,3)



44,3 (55,7)



36.0



New Zealand



19 Populist



44,0 (56,0)



44,6 (55,4)



42,4 (57,6)



36,2



France



20 Soc.dem.



43,5 (56,5)



51,4 (48,6)



36,6 (63,4)



32,7



Italy



21 Populist



43,0 (57,0)



44,7 (55,3)



41,3 (58,7)



36,0



USA



22 Cons. lib.



42,5 (57,5)



24,5 (75,5)



69,8 (30,2)



40,8

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